Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph
pencil is made of colored hardened grease and is useful for marking on
hard, glossy surfaces such as porcelain or glass. Some fine arts
companies such as Swiss Caran d'Ache manufacture water-soluble crayons,
whose colors are easily mixed once applied to media.They are easy to
work with, not messy (as paint and markers are), blunt (removing the
risk of sharp points present when using a pencil or pen), non-toxic,
very inexpensive, and available in a wide variety of colors.The notion
to combine a form of wax with pigment actually goes back thousands of
years. The Egyptians perfected a technique using hot beeswax combined
with colored pigment to bind color into stone in a process known as
encaustic painting.I wanted to make cheap plant labels and began by using my partner's
'eye-pencil', borrowed from her make-up bag. This works, but the 'lead'
is too soft, and a lot of gooey lumps slough off the side, so this was
only of any use for writing large labels, and not practical.
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
Chinagraph Pencil
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